Entries from Consumer Insurance Blog tagged with 'scams'
FBI fraud alert: warnings about new scams via phones and social networks
Whether it's via new media like social networks or "old school" technology like your home phone, don't let your guard down. The FBI recently has issued warning about two scams that are surfacing. Denial of service phone attacks The FBI...
Beware of health insurance scams
Shopping for health insurance coverage now that health reform has passed? Buyer beware of health insurance scams. That's the message from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), which is alerting consumers that scammers and shady operators have been surfacing...
Beware the "free" lunch
It's nice to have a gourmet meal prepared by a celebrity chef - but $70,000 is a little too much to pay for that privilege. That's the amount of money that one elderly couple lost in an unscrupulous investment scheme....
Don't get taken in by tax-time phishing via phony IRS e-mails
There's a group of thieves who are scheming about how to get your personal financial data this tax season and make no mistake about it - they're good at what they do. Consumer Report's Money Blog offers this advice: as...
Scammers thrive in bad economy, recessions
When times are tough, rest assured there are always scam artists around to try to make things worse. The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it is launching a major sweep to target fraudsters and scammers who proliferate in economic...
Don't be a victim: be alert for insurance fraud and scams
Especially in this tough economy, The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is warning consumers to keep their guard up to avoid becoming victims of insurance fraud. When it comes to insurance pricing, it's best to adhere to the old...
Insurance fraud hall of shame
Doctors and dentists do it. Judges do it. Even little old ladies do it. Welcome to the 2008 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame, a dirty dozen of "America’s most brazen, vicious or plain klutzy insurance crooks." Insurance fraud is a...
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